H. B. Fuller Company
FUL Basic Materials Specialty Chemicals
H. B. Fuller Company’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended November 2025) was $3.5 billion, down 2.67% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +5.17%
- EPS
- +18.2%
- Free cash flow
- −58.4%
- Total debt
- −1.25%
Quarter to August 2026, against a year earlier
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H. B. Fuller Company (FUL) Return on equity
H. B. Fuller Company's return on equity over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 9.58%, up 1.6 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (7.93%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 5.97% (fiscal 2017) to 15.5% (fiscal 2018); the current reading is higher than 27% of that period. That is above the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 2.34% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.00%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 7.93% | 0.66 |
| FY2024 | 7.27% | (1.34) |
| FY2023 | 8.61% | (2.63) |
| FY2022 | 11.2% | 0.41 |
| FY2021 | 10.8% | 1.33 |
| FY2020 | 9.50% | (1.51) |
| FY2019 | 11.0% | (4.52) |
| FY2018 | 15.5% | 9.56 |
| FY2017 | 5.97% | (7.46) |
| FY2016 | 13.4% | 3.60 |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| NGVT Ingevity Corporation compare | 64.4% |
| WDFC WD-40 Company compare | 30.4% |
| HWKN Hawkins, Inc. compare | 16.0% |
| CLMT Calumet, Inc. compare | 12.7% |
| CBT Cabot Corporation compare | 12.2% |
| FUL H. B. Fuller Company | 9.58% |
| KWR Quaker Houghton compare | 6.98% |
| ASH Ashland Inc. compare | 0.00% |
| CC The Chemours Company compare | −67.5% |
| Specialty Chemicals industry median | 2.34% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.51% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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